Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-11-10
THE PRETTY OPERATOR.

who was on duty looked at her re-
proaehfully.
I'm orful sorry, Billy" said the girl,
as she whipped off her hat and jacket
and tied on u neat little apron; "but !
got looking in tn windows and for
got"
ooh, | amt all tore the back by it,"
answered William, unconsciously
Modified by the big and beaming
brown eyes, "only I'm goin up TO see
the New Yorks Knocked out by the
Sheecargoes, an it's after now. Oh,
by the way, that yaller-haired dude
was askin for you"
"What'de sayP' asked the girl, pin
ming the bib of her apron up on her
plump shoulders and peeking into the
mirror, which instantly flashed back
at her pretty face blushing anXiously.
"He asked when you were coming
on and / told him at o'clock and that
you'd stay till midnight Then he
said, 80, begad, how dem dovasta-
tin'ly luvly' an give me two big segars
an ticket for tn theeayter."
William stalked out, and the pretty
little telegraph clerk ran her nimble
fingers over the files of messages,
chatted with her fellow clerks an
instant, and then took up her place at
the receiving counter. The morose
William came back to say that if she
was afraid the dude would annoy her
when she went home at midnight, he
would send his brother for her.
Don't you fear, Billy, said the girl
amably. Il amt to be scared by all
the dudes in Christendom. Pm used
TO them 10y this time"
William again departed, and a
moment later solemn young man
with yellow hair and attire of advanced
cut drfted in. The other clerks glanced
at Betsy's admirer and then at one
another. The arrival took up a tele-
graph blank and said huskily:
Good mawning'."
No answer but slight inclination of
the head and defiant stare.
"Dey'lish pleasant mawnin do you
chawnce to have pencilp"
There's one by the ink.stand," said
Betsy, shortly.
Pardon me, but there's none heah,"
said the youth, solemnly, purloining
the pencil and staring hard at the soft
brown eyes through his glass. The
girl got him one; but as he reached for
it the old pencil fell from his sleeve.
They both laughed, and then the dude
was pushed aside by clustering man
who rushed in. sent the following dis
patch collect to Boston and with
drew:
Forward draft for seven hundred and fifty
at once or viii bo run In. II you cant raise
the amount send me 70 by telegraph,
The yellowod-haired man then hand
ed in his dispatch with an air of intense
Importance. 1t read:
10 C. EpaERLY ToMPKIvs, DELyoSICo's
NEW YORK "A Curkiug brown eye is nail
ing good thing. G. 4. Il,
The girl took the dispatch, bit her
lip, and asked after the accustomed
formula:
Your name, please"
&C. Edgawly Tompkins."
"Addressp'
"Delmonico's.'
Fifteen cents, please.
This being settled Mr.. Tompkins
withdrew with great satisfaction at the
progress he was making and took up a
commanding position at Delmonico's,
where he could be seen awaiting his
dispatch, fortified against eBRui by a
huge brandy and soda and vast and
corpulent cigar
Meanwhile a youngiSh man with
some pretentions to swelldom, climbed
out of dog-cart at the door and.
wandering d olately into the Office,
said to the gin plaintiyely:
"Devlish slow in town now, isn't
itP'
Eyes, sir"
"Ghastly,' said the man. "all my
friends are abroad. I'm goin' to wire
UNI
Betsy handed him pad of cable
blanks and after a vast amount of
labor he produced and sent the fol-
lowing;
To DUKE BorFoRT,
Pelican club, London.
r,,. T. BIGGERLY.
Rue de RivoE, Paris, France,
Yours truly.
To TOMMY $. WATllEN,
American Legation, Rome Italy
Saw your gul in Jimmie PaddefOrds cart
=
No SIG.
After paying small fortune for this,
the gentleman climbed into his cart
again and drove toward the park. look
ing tranquililed and much improved in
spirits.
c. Edgerly Tompkius then hurried
in and sent a message to Delmouico's.
Telegram Just received Your rght about
brown eyes hut the effect is much enhanced
by staying red lips aud lovely face
Miss Betsy took this dispatch and
had just finished counting the words.
when a strongly built man with
commanding eve and manner OF
great incisiveness entered. The Girl
hurried to the Attle gate and threw ii
open a she asked, eagerly:
Are you in 4 hurry, sir2'
Yes said tn. man shortly but with